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Issue #811 · Sep 25, 2026
A hiring manager says about 80% of developer candidates now direct AI agents instead of writing code. The manager asks whether leetcode and design rounds still make sense. Most HN answers say to test judgment rather than typing. They suggest having candidates review flawed code, extend their own submission without AI, or explain every part of what they built.
Issue #809 · Sep 11, 2026
Someone asks how people find, organize and test the skill files they give coding agents. They also ask whether models will make skills obsolete. Most answers say to stop downloading skill packs. Instead, write a few of your own for repeated, project-specific work. The most common setup keeps them in a git repo, symlinked into each agent's skills folder.
Issue #806 · Aug 21, 2026
A developer says AI has made software work feel pointless, like playing a game with cheats switched on. Many HN commenters said they feel the same. The most common answer was to work for the joy of it and stop tying your worth to a career AI can undercut.
Issue #806 · Aug 21, 2026
Has any company tried AI coding and then gone back to writing code by hand? Hacker News found almost no clean cases. A few startups keep AI out of their core code on purpose. One founder is weighing a rewrite without it. The headline examples, Ford, IBM and Commonwealth Bank, were rehiring after layoffs, not dropping AI.